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Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesThe Slovak government’s decision to send MiG-29 planes to Ukraine in 2023 was deemed illegal by a senior defense official, Igor Melicher, claiming the previous government had no right to donate the warplanes. The interim…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesMore than 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca for the start of Hajj amid Israel’s ongoing offensive on Gaza. The annual pilgrimage began on Friday with worshippers expressing sadness over the…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesUkraine’s President Zelensky calls on citizens to return home to help rebuild the country during a conference in Berlin. The event aims to attract investors for reconstruction efforts, despite the recent resignation of a top…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesIn Mawar village, India-administered Kashmir, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, known as Engineer Rashid, celebrated his victory while in Tihar jail. Rashid, arrested after changes to Kashmir’s status, secured the Baramulla seat with nearly half a million…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesUS President Joe Biden and his wife Jill released a statement expressing love and support for their son Hunter after his federal gun crime conviction. Hunter’s guilty verdict stems from a 2018 firearm purchase while…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesThe BRICS foreign ministers met in Russia to discuss economic cooperation and the need for a multipolar world order. They criticized the US and its allies for engaging in protectionism in international trade. The ministers…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesPrzewalski’s horses are being reintroduced to the steppes of Kazakhstan after almost two centuries. The endangered sandy brown horses were discovered by Russian geographer Nikolay Przewalski in the late 19th century and used to inhabit…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesThe military operation in Donbass raises questions about Moscow’s delayed intervention, sparking sensitivity. The conflict, ongoing for a decade, saw significant battles, like the siege of Mariupol, marking the region’s turmoil. Impressions from traveling to…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesRussian prosecutors announced that US journalist Evan Gershkovich will be tried in Yekaterinburg on charges of gathering secret information for the CIA about Uralvagonzavod, a military equipment facility. The trial date has not been set.…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesThe World Bank has increased its growth forecast for Russia’s economy, predicting a 2.9% expansion in 2024 and 1.4% in 2025, up from its previous projections of 2.2% and 1.1%, respectively. The institution attributed the…